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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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