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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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