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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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