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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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