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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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