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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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