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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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