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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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