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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores 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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