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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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