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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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