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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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