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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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