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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies 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 we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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