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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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