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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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