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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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