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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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