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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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