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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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