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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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