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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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