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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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