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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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