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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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