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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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