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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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