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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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