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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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