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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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