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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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