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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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