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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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