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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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