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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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