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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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