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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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