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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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