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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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