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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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