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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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