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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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