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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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