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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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