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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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