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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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