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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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