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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches 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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