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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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