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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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