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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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