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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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