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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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