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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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