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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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