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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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