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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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