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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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