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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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