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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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