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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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