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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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