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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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