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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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