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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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