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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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