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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge 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 topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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