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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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