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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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