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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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