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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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