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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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