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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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