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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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