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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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