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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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