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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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