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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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