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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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