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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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