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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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