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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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