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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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