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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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