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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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