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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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