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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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