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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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