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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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