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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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