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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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