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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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