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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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