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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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