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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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