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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the 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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