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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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