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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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