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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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