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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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