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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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