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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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