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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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