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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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