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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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