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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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