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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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