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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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