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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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