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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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