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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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