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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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