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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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