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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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