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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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