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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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