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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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