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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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