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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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