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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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