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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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