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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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