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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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