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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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