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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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