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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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