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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education