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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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