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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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