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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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