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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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