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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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