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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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