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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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