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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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