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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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