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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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