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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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