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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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