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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the 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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