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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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