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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key 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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