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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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