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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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