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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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