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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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