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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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