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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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