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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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