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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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