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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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