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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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