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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models 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 stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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