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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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