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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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