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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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