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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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