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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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