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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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