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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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