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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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