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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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