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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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