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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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