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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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