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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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