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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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