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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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