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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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