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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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