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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico 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 learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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