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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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