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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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