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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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