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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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