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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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