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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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