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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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