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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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