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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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