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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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