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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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