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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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