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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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