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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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