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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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