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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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