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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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