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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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