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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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