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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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