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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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