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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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