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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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