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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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