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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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