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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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