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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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