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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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