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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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