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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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