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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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