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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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