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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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