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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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