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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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