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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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