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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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