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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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