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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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