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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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