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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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