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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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