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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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