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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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