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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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