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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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