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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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