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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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