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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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