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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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