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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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