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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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