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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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