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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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