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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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