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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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