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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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