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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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