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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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