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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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