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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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