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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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