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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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