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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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