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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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