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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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