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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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