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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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