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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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