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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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