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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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