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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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