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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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