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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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