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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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