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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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