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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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