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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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