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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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