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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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