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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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