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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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