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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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