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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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