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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors 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 motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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