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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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