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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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