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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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