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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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