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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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