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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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