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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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