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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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