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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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