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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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