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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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