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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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