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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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