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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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