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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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