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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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