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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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