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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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