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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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