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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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