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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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