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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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