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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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