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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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