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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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