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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)