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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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