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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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