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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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