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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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