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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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