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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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