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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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