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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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