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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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