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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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