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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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