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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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