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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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