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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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