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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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