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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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