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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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