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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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