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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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