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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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