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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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