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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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