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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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