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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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