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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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