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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly 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 sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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