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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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