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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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