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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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