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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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