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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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