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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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