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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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