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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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