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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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