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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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