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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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