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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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