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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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