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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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