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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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