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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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