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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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