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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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