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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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