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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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