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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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