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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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