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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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