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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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