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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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