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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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