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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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