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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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