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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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