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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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