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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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