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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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