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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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