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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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