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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders 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 distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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