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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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