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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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