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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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