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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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