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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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