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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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