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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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