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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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