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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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