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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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