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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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