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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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