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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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