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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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