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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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