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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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