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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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