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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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