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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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