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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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