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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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