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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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