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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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