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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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