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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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