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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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