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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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