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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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