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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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