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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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