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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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