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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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