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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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