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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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