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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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