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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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