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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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