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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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