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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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