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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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