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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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