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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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