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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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