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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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