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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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