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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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