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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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