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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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