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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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