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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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