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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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