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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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