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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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