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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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