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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major 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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