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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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