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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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