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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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