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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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