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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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