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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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