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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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