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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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