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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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