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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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