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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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