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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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