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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major 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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