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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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