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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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