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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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