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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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