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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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