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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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