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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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