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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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