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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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