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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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