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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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