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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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