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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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