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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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