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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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