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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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