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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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