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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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