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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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