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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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