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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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