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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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