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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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