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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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