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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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