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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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