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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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