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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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