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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding 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 issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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