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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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