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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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