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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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