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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different 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 participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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