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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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