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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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