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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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