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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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