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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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