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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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