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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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