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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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