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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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