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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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