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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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