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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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