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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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