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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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