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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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