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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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