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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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