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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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