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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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