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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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