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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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