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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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