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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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