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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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