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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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