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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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