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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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