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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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