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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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