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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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