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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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