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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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