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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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