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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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