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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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