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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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