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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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