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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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