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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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