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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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