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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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