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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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