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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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