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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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