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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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