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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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