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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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