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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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