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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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