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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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