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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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