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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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