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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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