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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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