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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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