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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies 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 educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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