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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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