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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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