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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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