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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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