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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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