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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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