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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important 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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