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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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