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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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