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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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