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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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