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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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